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“To Him who loves us, and has washed us from our sins in His blood, and made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father: to Him be the glory and the might to the ages of ages. Amen” (Revelation 1:5-6 JND).
The Revelation is mostly a book of judgment, yet here, right at the beginning, we find a strong reference to the grace and love of God. We are reminded that the Lord Jesus not only loved us when He went to the cross and died for us, but that His love continues; He loves us all the way home, and we will enjoy His love for all eternity.
He has made us a kingdom, although we do not actually possess it yet. But He has prepared it for us, and we will reign over it with Him after He comes for us. In the Old Testament only the family of Aaron could be priests, but every true believer is a priest now; we do not have to wait for that. That means that we can approach God in prayer at any time, for through the work of Christ, He has opened the way for us. Surely, as our verse says, our Lord Jesus is worthy of all glory, praise, and might!
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